MANILA, Jan. 31 -- The Presidential Anti-Organizer Crime Commission (PAOCC) on Friday said it is collaborating with foreign counterparts following a recent report of the Australian Federal Police on the number of possible Australian victims from a raided scam farm in Pasay City in October 2024.

The joint statement of PAOCC, Australian Federal Police National Anti-Scam Centre (NASC) and the Philippines' National Bureau of Investigation said Australian authorities have alerted more than 5,000 potential victims in Australia through text messages that they may have been targeted by romance scammers based in the Philippines.

"The recent report of the Australian Federal Police on the number of possible Australian victims from the raided Kimbe...